Daily Republican., 1887-07-29
BAY RIDGE.
The A. u. u. w. Excursion-A Mag
nificent Place of Resort-Incidents of
the Excursion.

Market street promptly at o'clock
yesterday morning. There we,e scarce.
~ 800 excursioniBis aboard, whea there
should have been at least twice that
number. The train was in charge of
U. Dudrow, the travelling passenger
agent OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
read, Staunton, Va, assisted By II. A.
Miller, the gentlemanly ticket agent at
the Delaware avenue station In this
city.
Engineer Csvannugh held the throttle
valves and ourbed The iron horse. To
these gentlenen the excursion lists are
indebted for a safe aid delightful Tide
to Baltimore and return on the b. q 0.
Railroad, through romantic country
seldom equalled In diversified beauty.
At Stanton and Newark the train stop
ped and took on stray excursion! !sts.
The trip to Baltimore was o very pleas.
ant one, as the sun was hidden behind
clouds. The interest centered In Cross
ing the new Susquehanha bridge was
int nse, and while come timid ones
shrank from looking Gown on the water
SO feet below-others from the plat
form counted the chances OF life by .
jump to the depths below.
Canton station, Baltimore, was reach.
cd at $40 .. M, being Only two hours
and five minutes in running 72 miles,
including stops at Newark, singerly
and Have de Grace, at the latter place
to water the iron horse. At Canton
station, head of the Patapsco river, the
steamer Theodore Weems lay lrz!ly
putting and letting off eteam awaiting
the excursionists. II took about five
minutes to transfer the load Of living
freight, and soon the W Weens W ish state.
ly mien was sailing down the bay.
Fort McHenry was a general object Of
tnteres t, and there was general crowd
Ing to the side of the boSt to see the hts.
tOrical place that def1eG General Ross
fire and she'll, and defeated the British
fleet that sailed proudly up the bay to
lay Baltimor In ashes. Francis Barton
Key and his inspiring "Star Spaugled
Banner" composed during the battle,
when the red rockets lit up the darkened
eky, were recalled with lively interest,
and the stars and stripes never looked
more beautiful than they did yesterday
forenoon. Past Fort McHenry, on
down the bay to the left, lies Fort Car.
roll, pokipg its gray stone front from
the water forty feet deep. The southern
and most exposed side OF this fort was
never finished by the government, from
the simple fact that war projectiies had
been invented that In Q few shots would
knock the gray granite of the front into
gray duet, and topple 1t about the ears
of its defenders.
Through the unfinished opening,
peach trees loaded with luscious fruit
and blackberries could be seen, The
fort Is OF no manner OF use A little
monitor or torpedo boat would turn up
their noses at II, and would hardly
spend powder enough In knocking 1t
out OF water, unless interest demanded
10.
1t 10 amusing sometimes to be casual
listener to conversation that cannot but
be heard. Here are a couple of men
past the prime of life, but still enjoying
life. They were evidently newly.made
friends. "You see that lit 10 stres m run
ming away out between the hills there,
don't you?" said one. "Yes," said the
other. "Well." said the first speaker,
THAT is a great stream for fish. Ycu
can get lots of fun by going up that creek
to fish. There is only one thing In the
world OF which there is more fun, and
that Ia your mother in.law's funeral. l
had good time at my mother-in. laws
funeral, but nothing like such good
tim es as had up that creek fishing"
His companion and all around him
had a hearty laugh, when his compan
ion asked him how far 1t was to Bay
Ridge. "Oh 1t is not far, but you will
not bs permitted by the police to land at
the pier until the boat arrives"
"Why so?"asked the companion. and
his bushes were perceptible when he
found he hadn't "caught on"
| About IL O'Clock the clouds drifted
away aRd the sun shone out furiously
hot, and hot was the word for 1t for the
rem nainder of the day. The bay Rliss
ened in the sunlight, and lay calm and
placid except when stirred to q gentle
ripple by passing vessel. Lsuguidly
the exoursionists leaned over the railing
to watch the manouvres of the Jelly fish
and crab.
Small shoals OF fsh ever and anon
came to the surface for moment, rip.
Piled the water and then disappeared.
Music, always with charms, could only
now and then excite q polka waltz. 1t
was hot, decidedly hot, but here comes
12 O'Clock, Annapolis and little far.
ther on to.:the:riGht Bay View all at the
same time. Up the Severn there lies
Annapolis, where scores OF embryo COM
manders, comm odores and admirals are
blossoming. By the way quite num-
ber of the excursionists after reaching
Bay View took train and went to the
capital Of Maryland to see how the ca
det boys put in their time. About
three or four IN lies below ANNAPOLIS
10y Bay Ridge. As it presents fifty.
foot high bluff to ths sea, nothing could
and the tops OF the buildings and flag
ahnua Earp oomaa Qnt the 1D00
foot pier into the bay, covered and lit
with electric lights. Landed at the
pier, the excursioDists done up the long
pier and assembled the afty.foot bluff by
easy stairways.
Reaching the top it looked as II q
transformation had taken place. We
stand here in labyrinth Of beauty.
Here are serpsntine graveled walks in
all directions winding smon gst the most
beautiful of flower plots. Every inge-
nuity has been employed In order
to blend the colors of flowers to
make them attractive. Right ahead ia
three storied hotel, with piazzas all
around 1t. To the left is the grandest
and most extensive restaurants in the
country, where several hundred guests
can be accommodated at once at one
dollar for dinner on the American plan.
Around the restaurant and under the
same Roof wide space runs, forming a
promenade and resting place for visi.
tors.
In front to the east is the baud etsnd,
a magnificently arranged building CON
structed with the strictest regard to
acoustics, and brilliantly lighted with
eleItric lights. Here the Annapolis
Military Cadet band enchants the thou
sande Of visitors with the sweetest
music. To the west In front is the b. &
O. depot, where trains start to and from
Annapolis, Baltimore and Washinston.
Further on is row of bath houses. Out